Bipolar disorder and medication: adherence, patients' knowledge and serum monitoring of lithium carbonate Trastorno bipolar y medicamentos: adhesión, conocimiento de los pacientes y monitorización sérica del carbonato de litio Transtorno bipolar e medicamentos: adesão, conhecimento dos pacientes e monitorização sérica do carbonato de lítio
OBJECTIVES: this study featured patients with affective bipolar disorder who were making use of lithium and received care at an outpatient care center located in a country town in the state of Sao Paulo in 2009; it assessed the adherence and knowledge of these patients in relation to the medication...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2013-04-01
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Series: | Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692013000200624 |